AEMO Archives - Page 19 of 24 - Renew Economy

Charts of the week: Busting electricity market myths
If you ask mainstream media, renewables are the key driver of Australia’s rising power prices; a scourge that’s at its worst in South Australia. Yeah, nah.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 20, 2017

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Coal

Coalition’s energy policy hinges on tricky wordplay about coal’s role
The new policy could end up feeding demand for coal.
John Quiggin

Oct 19, 2017

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Storage

Get smart: AEMO unveils 200MW “virtual power plant”
AEMO and ARENA unveil a 200MW “virtual power plant” from demand response initiatives featuring incentives for commercial and household users, battery storage, and a range of Australian monitoring, smart meters and voltage control devices,
Giles Parkinson

Oct 11, 2017

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Commentary

Australia’s coal & CSG delusion
The last few weeks have set new standards for national stupidity, as the government dances to the tune of the fossil-fuel industry, and tries to establish as many new coal,VSG, LNG and oil projects as it can before the shutters come down.
Ian Dunlop

Sep 26, 2017

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Commentary

Electricity emissions continue fall after Hazelwood closure
Report says emissions have fallen after Hazelwood closure, but finds It hard to think of a more expensive & unreliable way to achieve reliable and affordable energy than prolonging the life Liddell coal generation.
Hugh Saddler

Sep 25, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Better data would improve transparency in electricity market
Better data would reassure consumers that price changes are the result of real problems, such as weather or machinery failure, rather than market manipulation.
Mardi Dungey and Ali Ghahremanlou

Sep 19, 2017

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Smart Energy

ESB chair says demand response could kill need for new power plants
Chair of newly formed Energy Security Board, Kerry Schott, says that by harnessing demand management in Australia, “we can all stop worrying about building new plants of any description.”
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 14, 2017

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Commentary

Know your NEM: Corporate PPAs only movement in flat market
In a week where energy politics took centre state over market news, the most interesting development was the signing by retailer Flow Energy of a 10-year 50MW PPA with Ararat wind farm in Victoria.
David Leitch

Sep 12, 2017

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Storage

AEMO switches focus to dispatchable generation over baseload
Energy market operator’s message on baseload generation is blunt: it’s struggling to compete and not well suited to the changes taking place. It’s time to modernise.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 6, 2017

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Turnbull’s abject capitulation to the coal lobby is now complete
The kindest thing to say about Turnbull’s absurd proposal to extend the life of the country’s oldest coal generator is that he is playing politics. There is no other reason to ask AGL to stick a bandaid on an increasingly unreliable coal generator on the basis it will lead to increased security and lower prices.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 6, 2017

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Markets

Australia’s energy future on grid edge – can AEMO give it a push?
AEMO again stresses vital role that demand management solutions – and not more baseload coal – will play in the safe, stable and economic running of Australia’s electricity grid, as it transitions away from centralised fossil fuel generation and towards distributed renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 1, 2017

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Markets

Big energy players back major power shift, as GreenSync unveils deX
GreenSync’s game-changing distributed energy trading platform officially unveiled with backing of AEMO and major energy market players.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 1, 2017

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